Articles for Sithole

‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit
4 months, 1 week ago

‘SADC should speak out’: Zimbabwe activists face crackdown ahead of summit

Al Jazeera  

Police flood Harare’s streets in anticipation of protests on the eve of the Southern African Development Community meeting. “South Africa’s silence … appears paradoxical,” said Tinashe Sithole, a political science lecturer at the University of Johannesburg. But “prioritising regional stability and diplomatic ties … risks validating claims of ANC complicity and undermining South Africa’s moral authority on human rights,” Sithole …

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Tension and stand-offs as South Africa struggles to launch coalition gov’t
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Tension and stand-offs as South Africa struggles to launch coalition gov’t

Al Jazeera  

An ANC-DA deadlock over cabinet positions prompted fears that government of national unity may have ended before it begins. Political analyst Khaya Sithole said markets were in favour of the DA being part of the GNU – a multiparty coalition – because the party is unlikely to demand radical shifts in economic policy. “Markets are buying into the continuation of …

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‘Forgotten citizens’: South Africa’s farm workers threatened with eviction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Forgotten citizens’: South Africa’s farm workers threatened with eviction

Al Jazeera  

Farm workers and dwellers with historical links to the land have worked for generations but have seen nothing in return. “I flatly refused to move and told him I don’t have anywhere else to go because I was born here, grew up here and would die here.” The plight of farm workers Myeza’s is a plight familiar to many labourers …

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Zimbabwe opposition figure gets suspended sentence after nearly 2 years in pretrial detention
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Zimbabwe opposition figure gets suspended sentence after nearly 2 years in pretrial detention

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A Zimbabwe opposition figure who spent nearly two years in pretrial detention is set be freed after a magistrate sentenced him to a suspended prison sentence on Tuesday for inciting violence. Job Sikhala, an outspoken official with the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change party and a former member of parliament, was given the suspended two-year sentence …

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Tories hail Chancellor's tax-cutting Autumn Statement after he gives Brits a £450 boost by slashing 2p off national insurance and hands firms £10bn perk - but watchdog warns the burden will STILL hit
1 year, 1 month ago

Tories hail Chancellor's tax-cutting Autumn Statement after he gives Brits a £450 boost by slashing 2p off national insurance and hands firms £10bn perk - but watchdog warns the burden will STILL hit

Daily Mail  

Tories hailed Jeremy Hunt's tax-cutting Autumn Statement tonight after he handed around 30million Brits a national insurance boost. 'It's time to get Sid investing again,' said Mr Hunt; The OBR forecasts that inflation will fall to 2.8 per cent next year, and only reach the Bank of England's 2 per cent target by 2025; The economy is predicted to grow …

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Hard-up support worker admits 'I used to shop at Sainsbury's but now go to Iceland' and struggling pensioner says it's too expensive to use his oven - Brits react to tax cuts and pensions boost in the
1 year, 1 month ago

Hard-up support worker admits 'I used to shop at Sainsbury's but now go to Iceland' and struggling pensioner says it's too expensive to use his oven - Brits react to tax cuts and pensions boost in the

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Hunt cut national insurance for 27 million people in a highly political Autumn Statement ahead of a general election expected next year. As long as you have a roof and food that is fine' 'I had to sacrifice luxuries - the government need to walk their talk' Vegetarian food stall owner Simone Irving says it has been 'really tough' …

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Jeremy Hunt takes an axe to taxes... but is it enough? Chancellor gives Brits a £450 boost by slashing 2p off national insurance and hands firms 'biggest-ever' £10bn tax break - only for watchdog to w
1 year, 1 month ago

Jeremy Hunt takes an axe to taxes... but is it enough? Chancellor gives Brits a £450 boost by slashing 2p off national insurance and hands firms 'biggest-ever' £10bn tax break - only for watchdog to w

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Hunt handed around 30million Brits a tax cut today as he gambled on driving economic growth to save the Tories. 'It's time to get Sid investing again,' said Mr Hunt; The OBR forecasts that inflation will fall to 2.8 per cent next year, and only reach the Bank of England's 2 per cent target by 2025; The economy is …

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S.African woman's claim of giving birth to 10 babies not true, she was not even pregnant
3 years, 6 months ago

S.African woman's claim of giving birth to 10 babies not true, she was not even pregnant

India TV News  

A South African woman giving birth to 10 babies has been ruling the internet lately. According to local media, Gosiame Sithole, 37, claimed that she gave birth to 10 babies on June 7 at a local hospital in Gauteng province, reports Xinhua news agency. "The Gauteng provincial government conducted a thorough check with all hospitals in the province to establish …

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